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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1969
Page
5
A gossip column rails through rumors about Kirk Kerkorian Howard Hughes and Billy Graham, notes from Tommy Sands, Kathryn Grayson and Frances Marshall, and mentions Eddie Fisher, Marlo Thomas, and Brigette Kessler. It also cites Muriel Stevens and a Joe F. Lewis tribute at the Copacabana before returning next Tuesday.
Japanese families often urge children to act like cranes, birds revered by law for their loyalty and cleanliness. The crane is portrayed as faithful to its mate, well mannered, and never fights over food, reflecting cultural values taught to youngsters.
Washington columnist reflects on environmental decay and rising pollution across the globe. He cites Professor Walter E. Howard urging population reduction to balance birth and death rates, warning that technology may worsen disaster unless birthrates fall.
Nearly a thousand people crowded UNLV’s Student Union Ballroom to hear Douglas Peterson conduct Handel’s Messiah. A chamber orchestra, harpsichord, and organ accompanied soloists and chorus in a Christmas concert praised for unity and period authenticity.
Bernadette Devlin, 22, MP for Mid-Ulster, faced 13 counts of rioting in Londonderry court. Spectators clapped as she denied inciting a riot at Aug 14–15 civil rights clashes between Catholics and Protestants. Prosecutor Hutton alleged she incited a crowd of about 200. Ten died in related riots.
UPI reports New York designers foretell a spring shift to ultra pretty evening clothes with floral prints and fitted bodices. Adele Simpson, Oscar de la Renta, Jacques Tiffeau, and Dior showcase midi gowns, organza dresses, peasant looks, and gypsy inspired outfits emphasizing layers, ruffles, and soft necklines.
Doctors say the five surviving Letts sextuplets have a better than 50 percent chance of survival after a 27 minute Caesarean birth to Mrs. John Letts. The five babies include four girls and one boy, with another girl stillborn. all were delivered two months premature and remain in incubators.
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